Vacation Under the Volcano

Chapter 3 "Gladiators!"


1. What was a soothsayers?
a) A person who could see the futrue
b) A person without any teeth
c) A soldier in the army

2. People in the Roman Empire cleaned their bodies by ___________ .
a) washing in their bathtubs at home
b) swimming in the river
c) going to the Public Baths

3. ____________ was the chief god of the Romans.
a) Jupiter
b) Zeus
c) Jesus

4. How did Jack know that the men were gladiators?
a) Their feet were chained together and guards walked with them.
b) Their clothes were different with no shirts on.
c) A lady with gray hair told them.

5. What is the main idea of this chapter?
a) The gladiators fight lions and tigers.
b) Jack and Annie visit the forum of Pompeii.
c) Jupiter is the chief god of the Romans.

6. Another name for this chapter could be:
a) A Walk Through Pompeii
b) The Soldiers Guard the City
c) Temple to Jupiter



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1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (a)

 

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